Open Spaces, Sacred Places

The Spirit of this beautiful book can be captured in a quotation from John Muir: 'climb the mountains and get their good tidings. Nature's peace will flow into you as sunshine flows into trees. The winds will blow their own freshness into you, and the storms their energy, while cares will drop away from you like the leaves of autumn.' The healing power of nature and gardens is underestimated in modern medicine, an insight that underlies the projects described in this remarkable and wonderfully illustrated book. The chapters describe how people have created green public spaces for contemplation and refreshment and which will help heal the community. Tom and Kitty Stoner founded the TKF Foundation in 1996 after experiencing the healing power of nature in their lives. Since then, more than 100 open sacred spaces have been created. One of the most striking was a meditation garden at the Western Correctional Institution, where one of the inmates said that making this garden was a chance on him to do something positive. Buy this book, and be inspired yourself!